A belated thank you to all for the Sequoia Conclave. It was beautiful and stirring from start to finish. All Conclaves carry the Divine Ritual into diverse polarities and sound its tone – the ritual of creation and the ritual of worship like two stems of an intertwined vine, reaching up to God.  The music, the talks, the prayers, the Sacrament serving and receiving are like yeast in the loaf, nourishing and lifting us into higher states of awareness and joy and disseminating light and grace into the world.  It is such grace to carry the Tabernacle of the New-Era Dharma into the wilderness, into the city, by the waters.   Eternal gratitude to God for our beloved Teachers and for their vision, grace, creativity and sacrifice which established the Conclave rhythms.  Eternal gratitude for all who hear and move with the tide of the Cosmic seasons.

Easter was on another plane. Like the East Coast conclave, it hit a new level of understanding and union within us all. We seemed to be so united with the Easter drama, the Lord’s passion, and His gift. 

I’m so grateful for this Lenten season and Eastertide.  The Passion of Jesus is very present in my heart and consciousness.  This feeling, and all of the sharing and talks presented, shed a new light on many things. 

From the beginning on Maundy Thursday service where there was enacted the washing of the feet of the Apostles by Jesus to Easter Sunrise Service and breakfast, there was enacted a panorama of sacred events that filled us with the Light of the true meaning of Easter.  The fullness of each event, sacredly executed, built such a powerful consciousness of love and holiness that I am sure all present were spiritually quickened and lifted to greater knowing of what this event truly means.  Parts of each day kept moving through my mind, heart, and soul.  I felt as if a special embracing was passing through me.  I’m certain that others felt the reality of Jesus’ presence and His love filling all whose hearts were synchronized with the love of the Christ.  A drama of eternal truth was taking place. 

As always I am nourished by the talks shared via the Agape and the White Papers.  Realizations come according to application and it is such joy when we receive glimpses of the Coinciding Principle at work in our lives. 

Thank you for including me in the IHN Journal:  “The Spirit of America:  A Sacred Stewardship.”  The words carry strength and beauty wrapping a full kernel of truth and conscience.  I have the feeling that we are working toward divine expansion within the expression and self-genesis that is the civilization flow.  That is good work indeed, making strength and beauty possible as true living.  Great work!  

It has been almost a year since I came to know Niscience and I’m look­ing forward to many more years of dedication to its study. There is no way to explain the inner rewards that one receives from it. I have a long way to go but it will be easy traveling for I know I’m going in the right direction.

The rhythmic practices of Niscience are as a guiding light to me. They are as water that quenches my thirst for serving. I happily perform these practices with reverence. They have changed my whole demeanor and existence. A calmness has flooded me like light. It projects outwardly to all I encounter. I see these joyous habits as a song to my heart or a deep breath of air. Short verses pop into mind that propel me ever onward. I am exceedingly grateful.

Thank you for keeping the purity of our Ministry, and I thank the Father for the ministers who are observing Ann Ree and Jonathan’s Altar instructions that preserve the Archetype’s teachings. More and more we can realize the great Omniscience in timing Niscience to the world – how sorely it is needed. And how vital is our own preparation (inner) for the future of the ministry. We are heart-grateful for every day and every one in Niscience.

Watching our beloved Teacher’s DVD, “The Healing of the Mind,” was a time of joy which awakened me as never before. It is nothing new for all of us that she is God’s Messenger, even more – she is priceless!

One of her extremely truthful statements, “The Christ Mind is here,” made me realize our beloved Ann Ree has not just an extended vision, “to deliver the message,” but, to teach her chelas how to master the Mind in Christ. That is the beauty of our Master Teacher’s enlightenment.

I am ever so grateful to have bought The Jesus Story and found the Ann Ree Colton Foundation of Niscience. The student pre-sleep mantrams have been a Godsend. It is true – the blessings of Niscience are countless.

I am grateful for the Niscience choir. On Saturday as the choir sang such holy tones it felt so incredible to be immersed in that great virtue love energy. Ah, it felt deep, blessed, and all other feelings just melted away.

Every time I hear the choir I become more centered and the feelings of trust and gratitude are like open gates.

I am so grateful for each step that brings lessons and learning and ultimately, God willing, growth – spiritual growth and growth in the mind and emotions, body and spirit; as spiritual growth precipitates other areas of growth. Niscience is the sweetest blessing.

Thank you and the office staff and all of the saintly volunteers who saw a need and filled it so beautifully. What a sacred time God has given to us to be together with the brethren during these important cyclic timings in our souls’ records. May we lose not sight of the grace to see what we have been entrusted with.

Once again, pen to paper, to say how much enjoyment one receives from the wonderful Agape magazine.  All the articles come forth with sincere love of the Word, and are powerful in their messages.  I have learned so much through reading the pages and found them inspirational.

The Divine Mother Conclave must have been wonderful.  I have been to one of the Niscience Conclaves and can truly understand the rejoicing of the soul.

Thank you beloved co-disciples at Niscience for keeping this special work alive in the world.  It is such a comfort and such a joy to have Ann Ree’s teachings as we face ourselves  and the world.

My gratitude to you for your preparation and to everyone who was present and to the many who gave their prayer energies to the recent Sequoia Conclave.  A small haiku that suggests something of the beautiful pristine energies we were graced to partake of there:

       Dedications blessed
       in Nature's pure cathedral
       Holy Simplicity

The talks were pure and powerful and wove a mighty tapestry of worship.

Thanks be to God for the grace to come together for a united work for God and His Creation.  This is a most joyous way to serve Him!

I wish to express my gratitude to any and all who are helping to manifest this great Teaching which is Niscience.  As some of us were saying, the proof of the system of Niscience is the talks printed in the Agape.  There has been a marvelous development of soul power of the group body of Niscience.  There is the flowering of individual soul gifts which is just thrilling to me as I read and absorb.  All conjoined through the patterning of the practices as conceived by our Teachers.  The resulting growth is accelerating; the quickening is manifesting!  I pray that this mediative world-healing method will coalesce and manifest in human consciousness.  We in Niscience know that the “Niscience Effect” is taking place.  Praise God!

I'm writing to express my most humble gratitude, a big thank you, and true joy for the opportunity and experience of attending and participating in the Memorial Conclave for our beloved Teacher, Ann Ree Colton, held in Sequoia this June.

To worship and serve together in such a beautiful place, under the canopy of powerful trees and green branches, with clear rushing streams and majestic mountains all around, enfolded with fragrant air in sky; to be together to celebrate our Teachers, and the energy and wonder of the Niscience Archetypal action in this world, is a beauty beyond these words.

The talks and sharings by all members were so inspiring and enlightening.  There is always something new to learn, to try to understand, and help our soul and spirit shift higher in the beauty of Christ for God in this world.

I want to express my gratitude for the beautiful Name-Claiming weekend.  I am especially grateful for the Niscience Art Festival.  It always touches me deeply.  This year, I came to Niscience several hours before the art show to drop off our collage.  We walked into the White Harvest Room, turned on the lights, and I felt initially stunned because the whole room was filled with the most extraordinary bright light.  It was as though all the pieces of art were emanating a most beautiful, holy light.  It was so pure.  As I walked around the room looking at the art I knew that each creation was an extension of my co-disciples’ souls.  It was a very moving experience.  I am truly inspired by the originality and uniqueness of each person’s artistic gifts.  It was like a symphony of art.  I can’t help but think, if a small handful of souls can generate that much beauty, creativity, and art in such a short period of time, imagine what the human spirit will accomplish when we bring forth our true soul’s capacity for co-creating with God.  It is a mind-boggling and awesome thing to contemplate.

Recently Ann Ree said in one of our Unit talks, “God is so real.”  More and more we are experiencing this truth and giving testimony to it through our talks, our love, agape, art, music, sharing, laughter.  It is all so beautiful. 

I feel by reading Ethical ESP I have increased in Self-, Soul-, and God-Realization as well as in understanding my mind and actions more clearly.  To grow in understanding is to grow in consciousness.  I am grateful to Ann Ree and Jonathan.

What a glorious Christ-mass spirit is filling Niscience. This Christmas was a remarkable time of grace gifts.  How much more can we be filled?  It appears to be boundless. New Song Night resonated with the tones of God’s Love and the hope of the Christ emerging in Earth.  The gifts flowed with the Christmas service, dinner and caroling, the Saturday darshan, pilgrim’s dinner, and Sunday’s service.  The gifts flowed and are flowering. We are so blessed. Our gratitude to all who participated, baked, cleaned, sang, hugged, smiled, and gave and gave. 

Niscience is alive. May the Earth receive the Joy.

I had a wonderful dream of Ann Ree in a beautiful long shining white gown running and obviously hurrying down a hillside.  I knew that she was going toward a ride in a car. I stepped forward and offered her a ride in my car.  She didn’t slacken her speed at all while indicating to me that she was going to go with the car and people awaiting her at the bottom of the hill.  I knew that those people were the core group of those who have assiduously devoted themselves to the Niscience practices, and that she would be with you on your quickening and accelerating world-healing manifestation.  It seemed that she was joining you as you sped forward.   I was satisfied to have been there with my offer and to know that she was to experience that togetherness with the main thrust of that which she had shaped and formed.  This was the clear idea that was my immediate reaction and is so still.

It is wonderful to see the signs of the unfolding of spiritual progress in the world right in the midst of increasing world chaos.  The seeds of Niscience are sprouting.